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7728 Giblin

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1128434

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
7727 Chepurova[3]
Followed by
7729 Golovanov[4]
Absolute magnitude
+12.7, +12.81[16][17]
Albedo
+0.419[36]
Apoapsis
+3.100, +3.100336885686142[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+6.66901, +5.34301507018601[31][32]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[11]
Diameter
+6.495[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+346.04790, +346.0032899651625[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+121.31538, +268.9606627264274[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.11 (0.11–0.11, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+3.40320, +3.399695158953589[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.67, +1707.098727659763[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.4898516, +2.490413943137331[29][30]
Provisional designation
1970 PB1, 1977 AW2, 1980 VK3[7][8][9]
Rotation period
+11.8[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7951377, +2.795375414411736[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 12, 1977[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461432.203157852[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Giblin en 7728 Giblin de (7728) Giblin fa سیارک ۷۷۲۸ ru Giblin ru 1977 AW2 ru 1970 PB1 ru 1980 VK3 ru (7728) 1977 AW2 uk 7728 Ґіблін zh 小行星7728
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2ps4
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007728
Minor Planet Center body ID
7728

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Asteroid spectral type 1
S-type asteroid
Discoverer or inventor 1
Edward L. G. Bowell
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
7729 Golovanov
Followed by (predecessor) 1
7729 Golovanov
Follows 1
7727 Chepurova
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
7727 Chepurova
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Edward L. G. Bowell

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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